Link to a file share through an anchor tag

Question

How do I format an HTML anchor tag to link to a shared network folder?

I tried the following and it does not like it.

Answer 1

<a href="file:///myserver/myfolder/myfile.docx">My Shared Folder</a>

Answer 2

Try this URL:

<a href="file://///myserver/myfolder/myfile.docx">

Answer 3

I believe the correct mark up is:

    <a href="file:///\\serverpath\folder\filename.ext">

Answer 4

I think it should formatted like this:

file:///TheComputerNameOrIpAddress/FolderName/myFile.docx

I'm not 100% sure that will work, but it's worth a shot. Good luck.